Re: [HACKERS] xpath_table

2011-11-25 Thread Bruce Momjian
Robert Haas wrote: On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 6:19 PM, magti...@juno.com magti...@juno.com wrote: I noticed in the Postgres 9.1 manual that the xml2 module has been removed. No, it hasn't. We talked about it, but we didn't do it. We're still planning to remove it three releases ago.

[HACKERS] xpath_table

2011-11-24 Thread magti...@juno.com
I noticed in the Postgres 9.1 manual that the xml2 module has been removed. I was looking to use the xpath_table functionality (making an xml doc look like a table so I could join it with other tables) but it looks like I can't. Is there another way to make an xml doc look like a table? Mike

Re: [HACKERS] xpath_table

2011-11-24 Thread Robert Haas
On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 6:19 PM, magti...@juno.com magti...@juno.com wrote: I noticed in the Postgres 9.1 manual that the xml2 module has been removed. No, it hasn't. We talked about it, but we didn't do it. We're still planning to remove it three releases ago.

Re: [HACKERS] xpath_table equivalent

2009-11-21 Thread Andrew Dunstan
I wrote: The nice thing about XMLTABLE is that it adds xquery support. I think the majority of xquery engines seem to be written in Java. XQuilla is C++. I'm not sure if our licensing is compatible, but it I would love the irony of using Berkeley DB XML (formerly Sleepycat) now that its

Re: [HACKERS] xpath_table equivalent

2009-11-19 Thread Andrew Dunstan
Scott Bailey wrote: I agree that the syntax of XMLTABLE is odd. But not demonstrably worse than xpathtable. That's not saying much. I dislike both. Why the SQL committee feels the need to invent arcane special case grammar rules is beyond me. I understand why the author of xpathtable

Re: [HACKERS] xpath_table equivalent

2009-11-19 Thread Robert Haas
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 12:03 AM, Scott Bailey arta...@comcast.net wrote: The nice thing about XMLTABLE is that it adds xquery support. I think the majority of xquery engines seem to be written in Java. XQuilla is C++. I'm not sure if our licensing is compatible, but it I would love the irony

Re: [HACKERS] xpath_table equivalent

2009-11-19 Thread Andrew Dunstan
Robert Haas wrote: On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 12:03 AM, Scott Bailey arta...@comcast.net wrote: The nice thing about XMLTABLE is that it adds xquery support. I think the majority of xquery engines seem to be written in Java. XQuilla is C++. I'm not sure if our licensing is compatible, but it

Re: [HACKERS] xpath_table equivalent

2009-11-18 Thread Scott Bailey
Andrew Dunstan wrote: I've been reading over the documentation to find an alternative to the deprecated xpath_table functionality. I think it may be a possibility but I'm not seeing a clear alternative. Thanks, Chris Graner The standard is XMLTABLE and is implemented by both db2 and

Re: [HACKERS] xpath_table equivalent

2009-11-13 Thread Andrew Dunstan
Scott Bailey wrote: Chris Graner wrote: Hello, I've been reading over the documentation to find an alternative to the deprecated xpath_table functionality. I think it may be a possibility but I'm not seeing a clear alternative. Thanks, Chris Graner The standard is XMLTABLE and is

[HACKERS] xpath_table equivalent

2009-10-27 Thread Chris Graner
Hello, I've been reading over the documentation to find an alternative to the deprecated xpath_table functionality. I think it may be a possibility but I'm not seeing a clear alternative. Thanks, Chris Graner

Re: [HACKERS] xpath_table equivalent

2009-10-27 Thread Scott Bailey
Chris Graner wrote: Hello, I've been reading over the documentation to find an alternative to the deprecated xpath_table functionality. I think it may be a possibility but I'm not seeing a clear alternative. Thanks, Chris Graner The standard is XMLTABLE and is implemented by both db2 and